Councillor Diane Smith
Email: Diane.Smith@bromley.gov.uk
Council: Bromley
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Special Meeting, Executive - Friday 12 December 2025 10.30 am
The Bromley Council Executive is scheduled to meet to discuss a proposal to use £27.6m of funding from the Local Authority Housing Fund 4 (LAHF4) grant programme to support permanent measures to reduce the cost pressures of temporary accommodation. The meeting will also cover the addition of the Chipperfield Road Site to the Capital Programme, and the submission of the Chipperfield scheme to the Local Authority Housing Fund 4 programme.
Council - Monday 8 December 2025 7.00 pm
The Council of the London Borough of Bromley is scheduled to meet to discuss the Council Tax Support Scheme, treasury management performance, and the code of corporate governance. They will also consider committee appointments and motions, as well as address questions from the public and council members. The meeting will begin with prayers.
Executive - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm
At a meeting of the Bromley Council Executive, councillors agreed to maintain the existing Council Tax Support Scheme for 2026/27, noted a projected net overspend on services of £16.672m, and approved a five-year extension to the Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) Library Service Contract. They also authorised the appropriation of land at Castlecombe Youth Centre Car Park for housing and agreed on a procurement strategy for education capital works.
Special Meeting, Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Wednesday 26 November 2025 5.00 pm
The Bromley Council Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss an update from King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) regarding the proposed reconfiguration of haematology services at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH). The meeting was also scheduled to cover future meeting dates.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 20 November 2025 1.30 pm
The Health and Wellbeing Board of Bromley Council was scheduled to discuss winter preparedness, vaccinations, health protection, HIV, joint commissioning and community resuscitation at its meeting on 20 November 2025. The board was also scheduled to review its work programme and discuss matters arising from previous meetings.
Decisions from Meetings
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TRANSFORMING BROMLEY 2024-28 & YEAR ONE PROGRESS REPORT 2024/25
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to note the progress of the Transformation Programme's first year, endorse £19 million in savings proposals for 2025/26, and agree to achieve £2 million in staffing budget savings through vacancy management and realignments.
Recommendations Approved
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER ISSUES REFERRED FROM THE EXECUTIVE, RESOURCES AND CONTRACTS POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to approve the recommendations referred from the Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee.
Recommendations Approved
COUNCIL TAX SUPPORT SCHEME FROM 2025/26
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to implement a Council Tax Support scheme from 2025/26 that restricts entitlement for working-age claimants to 50% of their Council Tax liability, simplifies the scheme, and recommends increasing the Discretionary Hardship Fund to £260k per annum.
Recommendations Approved
PART 2: APPROPRIATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES IN RELATION TO PROPERTY AT BECKENHAM CAR PARK AND PROPERTY AT MANORFIELDS AND APPROVAL OF A TENDER FOR THE BECKENHAM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT REPORT
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
For Determination
WEST WICKHAM ENABLING WORKS PHASE 2
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to approve a £580,578.32 variation to the Development Management Agreement with Alliance Leisure Services for enabling works at West Wickham Leisure Centre.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 64
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 227